WHITE SUCKER
How to identify a White Sucker
White suckers can be identified by a noticeable protuberant and downward pointing mouth with thick lips covered with small bumps. The body is shaped like a torpedo and cylindrical with fairly small scales. Colors may vary but generally have dark green, coppery-brown backs with lighter brownish to silver scales along its body. White suckers may be found with coarse bumps on the head, anal and caudal fins.
Where to catch Sucker
White suckers are freshwater fish found in the upper Midwest and Northeast in North America, can also be caught as far south as Georgia and New Mexico in the south and west.
IDENTIFICATION
The mouth is pointed downward with thick lips that have bumps on them. |
Color of the back can range from dark green or coppery-brown to almost black. |
Torpedo-like body shape with light brownish-silver sides and small scales |
TARGET AREAS
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Acknowledgements: We thank TAKEMEFISHING.org (www.takemefishing.org), Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, Indiana Department of Natural Resources for their contributions to these FISH FACTS.